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Collection by Aileen Kwun

Brilliant Skylights We Love

Modern skylights bring each of these sun-filled homes to new heights.

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Hynam designed and built the cabinets under the stairs and a drawer that slides out from beneath the bottom step. Drink H1 pendant lamps from Rotaliana hang in the kitchen and above a Grassworks dining table by Jair Straschnow.
Hynam designed and built the cabinets under the stairs and a drawer that slides out from beneath the bottom step. Drink H1 pendant lamps from Rotaliana hang in the kitchen and above a Grassworks dining table by Jair Straschnow.
This living room is lit by three protruding skylights angled to catch morning and afternoon light. Photo by Raimund Koch.
This living room is lit by three protruding skylights angled to catch morning and afternoon light. Photo by Raimund Koch.
In the kitchen of a renovated Itallian farmhouse, a minimalist color scheme of white cabients and a black slate floor prevails. Photo by Helenio Barbetta.
In the kitchen of a renovated Itallian farmhouse, a minimalist color scheme of white cabients and a black slate floor prevails. Photo by Helenio Barbetta.
Contreras opted for quality over quantity, sparsely decorating the room leading out to the backyard with a 1950s Thaden Jordan birch credenza and a pair of Barcelona chairs.
Contreras opted for quality over quantity, sparsely decorating the room leading out to the backyard with a 1950s Thaden Jordan birch credenza and a pair of Barcelona chairs.
Eddy Uritani (or Uncle Eddy, as he’s known to Zane) did all the tile work in the kitchen and bathroom. The tiles come from a Canadian company called Interstyle.
Eddy Uritani (or Uncle Eddy, as he’s known to Zane) did all the tile work in the kitchen and bathroom. The tiles come from a Canadian company called Interstyle.
In the living room, a double-height window and a skylight work together to frame a view of the Victorian Gothic church just across the street.
In the living room, a double-height window and a skylight work together to frame a view of the Victorian Gothic church just across the street.
To achieve a level of comfort on a plot wedged between virtually identical prefab houses, the architects brought in a sense of the outdoors with this courtyard that's finished with a grey brick floor and a live Evergreen Ash tree.
To achieve a level of comfort on a plot wedged between virtually identical prefab houses, the architects brought in a sense of the outdoors with this courtyard that's finished with a grey brick floor and a live Evergreen Ash tree.